Winter Escape 2010

We are off again for a winter escape. The picture above is Brett and Emily getting in a load of wood after our big snow. That was a huge help along with helping us shovel out. The snow came early this year and made Les even more anxious to go south.


Even the welcome bear looked pretty cold. We stayed toasty with the woodstove and the snow melted enough for us to be able to get the camper up the driveway and head out on schedule Wednesday, Dec. 30th.

The drive south was uneventful, but chilly. Our furnace does a good job warming up our camper. We stopped again at my cousin Jan and Jerry’s and were treated to a wonderful day, New Year’s Day, with them and their family. A meal of pork and sauerkraut was prepared by Jan to usher in the new year properly. Of course seeing granddaughters, Stacia and Savannah was a wonderful treat.


We pulled into John Pennekamp SP, Key Largo, Jan. 3rd. The temps here are lows in the 40’s and highs in the 60’s. Chilly for this area, but OK by our standards. The radio said that this is the longest cold spell in 10 years. Think it is following us? Les is enjoying getting out to walk and ride the bike. We will wait for the temps to warm a bit before getting the kayaks down though. We are scheduled to stay here until the 17th. This park has WiFi and laundry along with the water and electric hookup, what more could we want?? Oh, I forgot the most important thing, hot showers! I should update the site next week.